U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog:
Cachetmaker: "FDOI" General Purpose Cachets

Part of the U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog
by Douglas H. Henkle, AFDCS LM #137, henkle@pobox.com

(last updated .10-12-2026)

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      This page displays First Day Covers with General Purpose (GP) cachets created by known and unknown Cachetmakers that include the words:
"First Day of Issue" (FDOI).
      Except as noted by "{A}" (my personal collection), and "(JHW)" (John H. White), all other displayed covers were found on the Web.

      What's New on this page

      Wanted: a 300 bpi / 600 pixel wide (or greater) .jpg scan of any unlisted cachet, and ALSO any cachet marked ***
Email it to: henkle@pobox.com
Subject for this page: Doug Henkle unlisted "FDOI" General Purpose cachet
      (an email with any other subject or with any other graphical format will be ignored IF it has an attachment)

      U.S. Scott #nnn = U.S. Scott Catalog number.
      mm-dd-yyyy = First Day of Issue

      General Purpose (GP) cachet pages:
Eagles -- 1DC and 1DI -- FDC -- FDI -- FDOI (this page)
Identifier of all the GP's above on one page
General Purpose (GP) "Border" Cachets
GP#FDOI-10: General Purpose Cachets by Oswald A. Ludwig
      Note that each General Purpose Cachet has been assigned its own unique "GP#" Catalog Number.
Ioor General Purpose (GP) "Border" Cachets
Ioor General Purpose (GP) Cachets

"First Day of Issue" Type Menu -- Either click on the "First Day of Issue" Catalog Number or the Thumbnail:
FDOI-1 -- FDOI-2 -- FDOI-3 -- FDOI-4 -- FDOI-5/FDOI-6/FDOI-7/FDOI-8/FDOI-9 -- FDOI-10 -- FDOI-11 -- FDOI-12 -- FDOI-13 -- FDOI-14 -- FDOI-14a -- FDOI-15 -- FDOI-15a -- FDOI-16 -- FDOI-17 -- FDOI-18 -- FDOI-19 -- FDOI-20 -- FDOI-21 -- FDOI-22 -- FDOI-23 -- FDOI-24 -- FDOI-25 -- FDOI-26 -- FDOI-27 -- FDOI-28 -- FDOI-29 -- FDOI-30 -- FDOI-31 -- FDOI-32 -- FDOI-33 -- FDOI-34 -- FDOI-35 -- FDOI-36 -- FDOI-37 -- FDOI-38 -- FDOI-39 -- FDOI-40 -- FDOI-41 -- FDOI-42 -- FDOI-43 -- FDOI-44 -- FDOI-45 -- FDOI-46 -- FDOI-47 -- FDOI-48 -- FDOI-49 -- FDOI-50 -- FDOI-51 -- FDOI-52
Eagle1 -- Eagle5b -- Eagle10 -- Eagle13 -- Eagle14
General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-1a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-1b General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-1c General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-2a - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3a - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3b General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3c General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-4a - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-11 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-12 - Myron F. McCamley General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-13 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC36 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-15 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-15a1 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-16 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-17 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-20 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-51 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-21 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-22 - F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger) General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-23 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-24 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC5b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-49 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-29 - Michael Sanders General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-48 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-50 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-32 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-33 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-37 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-47 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-46 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-39 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-41 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-35 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-36 - John Jezek, Jr. General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-25 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-52 - James B. Gilroy (Postmaster Lost Nation, IA) General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-26 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-27 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-28 - McCaddon Company General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-28a - McCaddon Company General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-42 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-43 - Clarence E. Reid General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-53 - Clarence E. Reid General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-44 - Clarence E. Reid General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-45 - Clarence E. Reid General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-38 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-19 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-30 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-31 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-18 - Universal Stamp Association General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-10 - Oswald A. Ludwig General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-40 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-34 - Universal Stamp Association
FDOI Eagles
General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle1 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle5a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle10 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle13a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle14 - unknown
    GP#FDOI-1a -- GP#FDOI-1b -- GP#FDOI-2a -- GP#FDOI-3a -- GP#FDOI-3b -- GP#FDOI-3c -- GP#FDOI-4a
  1. #FDOI-1a -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-1a -- unknown
          #795-GP6, 7-13-1937, XII:25(2) -- #796, 8-18-1937, NIP -- #802-GP21-NIP, 12-15-1937
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-1a - unknown U.S. Scott #795-GP6 - unknown GP#FDOI-1a U.S. Scott #795-GP6 - unknown GP#FDOI-1a U.S. Scott #796-GP29 - unknown GP#FDOI-1a U.S. Scott #796-GP29 - unknown GP#FDOI-1a U.S. Scott #802-GP21 - unknown GP#FDOI-1a
    #FDOI-1b -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-1b -- unknown
          #806, 6-03-1938 -- #803-834-GP15a, 5-19-1938, etc., XIV:68-69 (unknown) -- #837-GP5, 7-15-1938, XV:61 (unknown)
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-1b U.S. Scott #806-GP15a - unknown GP#FDOI-1b
    #FDOI-1c -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-1c -- unknown
          #795, 7-13-1937 -- #803-834-GP15, 5-19-1938, etc., XIV:68 (unknown)
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-1c U.S. Scott #795-GP6a - unknown GP#FDOI-1c
    #FDOI-1 -- #785-794-26, various dates, XI:38 -- unknown
          With a different center picture and lettering, this same unknown Cachetmaker made two different cachets for Planty #785-794. -- (Navy #790 block of 4 scan from Paul M. Holland*)
          * = pictured in "The 1ยข Navy Stamp of the Army-Navy Series" by Paul M. Holland [The U.S. Specialist #1120, 6/2023, Vol. 94(6), p. 273]
    U.S. Scott #790-26 - unknown GP#FDOI-1 U.S. Scott #790-26 - unknown GP#FDOI-1 U.S. Scott #787-26 - unknown GP#FDOI-1 U.S. Scott #790-26 - unknown GP#FDOI-1 U.S. Scott #791-26 - unknown GP#FDOI-1 U.S. Scott #791-26 - unknown GP#FDOI-1 U.S. Scott #792-26 - unknown GP#FDOI-1 U.S. Scott #790-794 - unknown GP#FDOI-1
  2. #FDOI-2a, Blue -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-2a, Blue -- J.A. Burnett
          #752-GP2, 3-15-1935, VII:91 -- #756-GP2, 3-15-1935, VII:91 -- #758-GP2, 3-15-1935, VII:91 -- #773, 5-29-1935
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-2a - J.A. Burnett U.S. Scott #752-GP2 - J.A. Burnett GP#FDOI-2a U.S. Scott #756-GP2 - J.A. Burnett GP#FDOI-2a U.S. Scott #758-GP2 - J.A. Burnett GP#FDOI-2a U.S. Scott #773-GP2c - J.A. Burnett GP#FDOI-2a
    3. #FDOI-2a.1, Black -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose modified for #737-738-66 -- GP#FDOI-2a.1 -- J.A. Burnett
          Same as #FDOI-2a but with "MOTHER'S DAY" as part of the design.
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-2a.1 - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-2a.1 on U.S. Scott #738-66 - J.A. Burnett #FDOI-2a.2, Black   multicolor -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose modified for #737-738-66 -- GP#FDOI-2a.2 -- J.A. Burnett
          #C19-GP5-NIP, 6-30-1934, VII:49 -- #740-GP1, 7-16-1934, VII:49
          Same design as #FDOI-2a
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-2a.2 - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-2a on U.S. Scott #C19 - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-2a.2 on U.S. Scott #740-GP1 - J.A. Burnett
    #FDOI-2b -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-2b -- J.A. Burnett
          Same as #FDOI-2a with the Lincoln Memorial in the center as on GP#FDOI-1b and GP#FDOI-3b. I have not seen one on-line or in Planty.
    #FDOI-2c -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-2c -- J.A. Burnett
          Same as #FDOI-2a with the Washington Monument in the center as on GP#FDOI-1c and GP#FDOI-3c. I have not seen one on-line or in Planty.
  3. #FDOI-3a -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-3a -- J.A. Burnett
          #775-GP3, 11-01-1935 -- #776-GP9, 3-02-1936 -- #784-GP6, 8-26-1936, X:97
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3a - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3a on U.S. Scott #775 - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3a on U.S. Scott #784 - J.A. Burnett
    4. #FDOI-3b -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-3b -- J.A. Burnett
          #776-GP9b, 3-02-1936 -- #777-GP10, 5-04-1936 -- #784-GP6a, 8-26-1936, X:97 -- #795-GP16-NIP, 7-13-1937, XII:26 NIP
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3b - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3b on U.S. Scott #776 - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3b on U.S. Scott #777-GP10-NIP - J.A. Burnett
    #FDOI-3c -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-3c -- J.A. Burnett
          #776-GP9a, IX:48, 3-02-1936 -- #784-GP6b, 8-26-1936, X:97
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3c - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3c on U.S. Scott #776-GP9a - J.A. Burnett
  4. #FDOI-4 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-4 -- J.A. Burnett
          #704-715-10, 1-01-1932, III:91-92
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-4 - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-4 on U.S. Scott #704-10 - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-4 on U.S. Scott #705-10 - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-4 on U.S. Scott #706-10 - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-4 on U.S. Scott #707-10 - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-4 on U.S. Scott #708-10 - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-4 on U.S. Scott #704/705/712-10 (front) - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-4 on U.S. Scott #704/705/712-10 (back) - J.A. Burnett U.S. Scott #704-715-10 - J.A. Burnett, GP#FDOI-4
    5.       Searching through Planty Volumes 3 - 12, I found the following Cataloged examples of the above cachets. Some are identified as J.A. Burnett, and some are "Unknown". Following up, from a consensus of the collectors contacted about these designs, all GP#FDOI-2, GP#FDOI-3 and GP#FDOI-4 are by J.A. Burnett. However, GP#FDOI-1 remains unidentified. 
    704-715-10  -- GP#FDOI-4  -- III:91-92
none                      -- IV
none                      -- V
737-738-66  -- GP#FDOI-2a -- VI, p. 88
740-749-GP1 -- GP#FDOI-2a -- VII, p. 49
750-GP1     -- GP#FDOI-2a -- VII, p. 58
752-771-GP2 -- GP#FDOI-2a -- VII, P. 91
772-GP1     -- GP#FDOI-2a -- VIII, p. 23
773-GP2     -- GP#FDOI-3a -- VIII, p. 43
774-GP18    -- GP#FDOI-3a -- VIII, p. 64
775-GP3     -- GP#FDOI-3a -- VIII, p. 87
776-GP9     -- GP#FDOI-3a -- IX, p. 48
776-GP9     -- GP#FDOI-3a -- IX, p. 48
776-GP9a    -- GP#FDOI-3c -- IX, p. 48
778-GP4b    -- GP#FDOI-3b -- IX, p. 101
782-GP2     -- X, p. 26
783-GP7     -- X, p. 72-73
784-GP6     -- X, p. 97
785-794-26  -- XI, p. 38
C21-22-GP5  -- XI, p. 102
795-GP6     -- XII, p. 25
798-GP3     -- XII, p. 107
             
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-1a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-1b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-1c - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-2a - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3a - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3b - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-3c - J.A. Burnett General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-4a - J.A. Burnett
          How many more similar varieties of these designs exist? Because I don't know, I have left a few "GP#FDOI-" Catalog Numbers unassigned for future reported variations.
          GP#FDOI-5 -- GP#FDOI-6 -- GP#FDOI-7 -- GP#FDOI-8 -- GP#FDOI-9
  1. #FDOI-10 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-10 -- Oswald A. Ludwig
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-10 - Oswald A. Ludwig
    03-06-2026: All FDC scans previously displayed here have been moved to a new separate page:
    Cachetmaker: Oswald A. Ludwig: General Purpose GP#FDOI-10
    because I had too many scans to display them all on this page.
  2. #FDOI-11 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-11 -- Andrew P. Davidson --- (JHW)
          #1230, 4-06-1963 -- #1373, 7-16-1969 -- #1380, 9-22-1969 -- #1409, 10-17-1970
          These one-of-a-kind cachets were identified on page 47 of Todd Ronnei's #1409 FDC exhibit. I could find no mention of Davidson or this cachet in First Days. As a one-of-a-kind, this cachet is not eligible to be listed in First Cachets.
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-11 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-11 on U.S. Scott #1230 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-11 on U.S. Scott #1373 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-11 on U.S. Scott #1380 - unknown
  3. #FDOI-12 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-12 -- Myron F. McCamley
          #969, 9-21-1948
    General Purpose cachet GP# - Myron F. McCamley General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-12 on U.S. Scott #969 - Myron F. McCamley
          also a similar design, signed Fidelity: #C41-9a 8-25-1949
    Fidelity General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-12 on U.S. Scott #C41-9a - Myron F. McCamley
  4. #FDOI-13 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-13 -- unknown
          #900-GP10, 10-16-1940
          Similar to #798-64 by Leona Christie -- XII:92
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-13 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-13 on U.S. Scott #900 - unknown
          Also see: GP#FDC36 -- "First Day Cover"
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC36 - unknown
  5. #FDOI-14 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-14 -- unknown
          #680-GP2 violet -- 9-14-1929 -- #796-GP16 blue, XII:58 -- 8-18-1937 -- #802-GP26 purple, 12-15-1937 -- #837-GP1 purple, 7-15-1938
          GP#FDOI-14 purple -- GP#FDOI-14.1 violet -- GP#FDOI-14.2 blue [from Planty, I have no scan]
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14 on U.S. Scott #802-GP26 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14 on U.S. Scott #837-GP1 - unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14.1 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14 on U.S. Scott #680-GP2 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14 on U.S. Scott #680-GP2 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14 on U.S. Scott #680-GP2 - unknown
    6. #FDOI-14a -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-14a -- unknown
          #686-GP2 black -- 12-01-1930 -- #719-GP1 blue -- 6-15-1932
          GP#FDOI-14a black -- GP#FDOI-14a.1 blue
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14a on U.S. Scott #686-GP2 - unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14a.1 on U.S. Scott #680-GP2 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-14a on U.S. Scott #719-GP1 - unknown
  6. #FDOI-15 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-15 -- unknown
          #774-GP, 9-30-1935 -- #802-GP19, 12-15-1937
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-15 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-15 on U.S. Scott #774-GP - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-15 on U.S. Scott #802 - unknown
    7. #FDOI-15a -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-15a -- unknown
          GP#FDOI-15a1, black --- #808-GP49-NIP, 7-01-1938 -- #1186, 9-04-1961 -- #1381-GP1, 9-24-1969
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-15a1 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-15a1 o U.S. Scott #808-GP49-NIP - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-15a1 on U.S. Scott #1186 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-15a1 on U.S. Scott #1381-GP1 - unknown
          GP#FDOI-15a2, blue ---#U524-GP1, 1-01-1932
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-15a2 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-15a2 on U.S. Scott #808-GP49-NIP - unknown
  7. #FDOI-16 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-16 -- unknown
          -- #829, 12-02-1938 #957, 5-29-1948 -- #978, 11-19-1948 -- #E18, 10-30-1944
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-16 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-16 on U.S. Scott #978 - unknown
  8. #FDOI-17 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-17 -- unknown
          #645, 5-26-1928 -- #747, 9-18-1934 -- #748, 8-27-1934 -- #731, 8-25-1933
          Stars at bottom FDOI-17a blue -- FDOI-17b red
          Stars at top FDOI-17c red
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-17a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-17a on U.S. Scott #645 - unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-17b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-17b on U.S. Scott #747 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-17b on U.S. Scott #748 - unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-17c - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-17c on U.S. Scott #731 - unknown
  9. #FDOI-18 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-18 -- Universal Stamp Association
          #634ee, 3-28-1935
          Planty: #739-GP3, VII:14, Cachetmaker identified, First Cachet)
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-18 - Universal Stamp Association General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-18 on U.S. Scott #634 - Universal Stamp Association
  10. #FDOI-19 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-19 -- unknown
          #654, 6-05-1929
          Planty: #C12-12 III:124
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-19 on U.S. Scott #654 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-19 on U.S. Scott #654 - unknown
  11. #FDOI-20 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-20 -- unknown
          #683, 4-10-1930
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-20 on U.S. Scott #683 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-20 on U.S. Scott #683 - unknown
  12. #FDOI-21 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-21 -- unknown
          #724-CC6, 10-24-1932,
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-21 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-21 on U.S. Scott #724-CC6 - unknown
  13. #FDOI-22, "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-22 -- F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger)
          #775, 11-01-1935
          Planty: #774-GP9, VIII:63 -- #775-GP15, VIII:88
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-22 - F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger) General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-22 on U.S. Scott #775 - F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger)
  14. #FDOI-23, "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-23 -- unknown
          #960, 7-31-1948
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-23 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-23 on U.S. Scott #960 - unknown
  15. #FDOI-24 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-24 -- unknown
          #723, 8-18-1932
          Planty: #690-GP9, III:52
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-24 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-24 on U.S. Scott #723 - unknown
          For the same design with "First Day Cover" text see GP#FDC5
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC5b on U.S. Scott #657 - unknown
  16. #FDOI-25 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-25 -- F.R. Rice? or Leona Mosher Christie?
          #732-GP1, 8-15-1933, VI:18 -- -- F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger)
          GP#FDOI-25a
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-25a - F.R. Rice? or Leona Mosher Christie? General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-25a - F.R. Rice? or Leona Mosher Christie? General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-25a on U.S. Scott #732-GP - F.R. Rice? or Leona Mosher Christie?

          #737-738-52, 5-02-1934, VI:86 -(6-3/4") -- 1st Leona Mosher Christie
          not a General Purpose cachet
    U.S. Scott #737-738-52 - Leona Mosher Christie U.S. Scott #737-738-52 - Leona Mosher Christie U.S. Scott #737-738-52 - Leona Mosher Christie
          #737-738-52a, 5-02-1934, VI:86 - (#10) -- 1st Leona Mosher Christie
          not a General Purpose cachet
    U.S. Scott #737-738-52a - Leona Mosher Christie

          #737-GP3, 5-02-1934, NIP -- F.R. Rice? or Leona Mosher Christie?
          GP#FDOI-25b
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-25b - General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-25b on U.S. Scott #737-GP3-NIP
          #748-GP3, 8-27-1934, NIP -- F.R. Rice? or Leona Mosher Christie?
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-25b on U.S. Scott #748-GP3-NIP - F.R. Rice? or Leona Mosher Christie? General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-25b on U.S. Scott #748-GP3-NIP - F.R. Rice? or Leona Mosher Christie?

          #776-GP7, 3-02-1936, IX:48 -- F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger)
    have no scan -- "Red & silver. Only known on second day."
          #776-GP7a, 3-02-1936, IX:48 -- F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger) -- GP#FDOI-25c2
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-25c2 - F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger) General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-25c2 on U.S. Scott #776-GP7a - F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger)
          #778-GP6, 5-09-1936, IX:101 -- F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger)
          GP#FDOI-25c
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-25c - F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger) General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-25c on U.S. Scott #778 - F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger)
  17. #FDOI-26 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-26 -- N-H Stamp-Coin-Book Co.
          #987-GP1-NIM
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-26 - N-H Stamp-Coin-Book Co. General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-26 on U.S. Scott #987-GP1-NIM - N-H Stamp-Coin-Book Co.
  18. #FDOI-27 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-27 -- unknown
          #C25-GP5-NIM, 6-25-1941
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-27 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-27 on U.S. Scott #C25-GP5-NIM - unknown
  19. #FDOI-28 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-28 -- McCaddon Company (William H. McCaddon)
          #737-738-87, 5-02-1934, VI:92 -- #739-GP1, 7-07-1934, VII:14 -- #748-GP5 -- 8-27-1934, VII:49 NIP -- #CE1-GP2, 8-30-1934, VII:106
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-28 - McCaddon Company General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-28 on U.S. Scott #748-GP5 - McCaddon Company
    20. #FDOI-28a -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-28a -- McCaddon Company (William H. McCaddon)
          #764-GP1 -- 3-15-193 -- #799-GP2, 10-18-1937, XIII:77 -- #752-771-GP1, 3-15-1935, VII:91 -- #764-GP1, 3-15-1935, VII:91 -- #774-GP1, 9-30-1935, VIII:62 -- #775-GP14, 11-01-1935, VIII:88 -- #785-794-GP4, 12-15-1936 and others, XI:86 -- #799-GP2, 10-18-1937, XIII:77
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-28a - McCaddon Company General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-28a on U.S. Scott #764-GP1 - McCaddon Company
  20. #FDOI-29 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-29 -- Michael Sanders
          #785-794-GP8, 5-26-1937, XI:86
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-29 - Michael Sanders General Purpose cachet GP#29 on U.S. Scott #794-GP8 - Michael Sanders
  21. #FDOI-30 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-30 -- unknown
          #909, 6-22-1943
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-30 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-30 on U.S. Scott #909 - unknown
  22. #FDOI-31 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-31 -- unknown
          #1214, 11-17-1961
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-31 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-31 on U.S. Scott #1214 - unknown
  23. #FDOI-32 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-32 -- unknown
          #795-GP19, 7-13-1937, XII:26 NIP
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-32 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-32 on U.S. Scott 795-GP19<# - unknown
  24. #FDOI-33 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-33 -- unknown
          #783, 7-14-1936
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-33 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-33 on U.S. Scott #783 - unknown
  25. #FDOI-34 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-34 -- unknown
          #795-GP18, 7-13-1937, XII:26 NIP
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-34 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-34 on U.S. Scott #795-GP18 - unknown
  26. #FDOI-35 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-35 -- Michael Sanders (4 lines above the eagle seal)
          #726-GP2 (add-on), 2-12-1933, (V:34) -- #790-GP14 (add-on),
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-35 - Michael Sanders General Purpose cachet GP#DOI-35 on U.S. Scott #726-GP2 - Michael Sanders General Purpose cachet GP#DOI-35 on U.S. Scott #790-GP14 - Michael Sanders
    27. #FDOI-35a -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-35a -- Michael Sanders (5 lines above the eagle seal)
          #725-GP19 (add-on), 10-24-1932, (NIP)
          I have not seen FDOI-35a or FDOI-35b with the second line NOT blotted out. The blotout is very effective. I cannot determine what the blotted line is.
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-35a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#DOI-35a on U.S. Scott #725 - unknown
    #FDOI-35b -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-35b -- Michael Sanders (6 lines above the eagle seal)
          #655-6 (add-on), 6-11-1929, (II:48) -- #656-7 (add-on), 6-11-1929, (II:50)
          Both were added onto uncacheted C.E. Nickles addressed FDCs.
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-35b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#DOI-35b on U.S. Scott #655-6 - unknown
  27. #FDOI-36 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-36 -- John Jezek, Jr. (add-on)
          #776-GP24, 3-02-1936 (IX:50) -- #936, 11-10-1945 -- #975, 11-04-1948 -- #1011, 8-11-1952 -- #C24, 5-16-1939 -- and many more
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-36 - John Jezek, Jr. General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-36 on U.S. Scott #936 - John Jezek, Jr. General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-36 on U.S. Scott #975 - John Jezek, Jr. General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-36 on U.S. Scott #1011 - John Jezek, Jr. General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-36 on U.S. Scott #C24 - John Jezek, Jr.
  28. #FDOI-37 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-37 -- unknown
          #647, 8-13-1928 (NIP)
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-37 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-37 on U.S. Scott # - unknown
  29. #FDOI-38 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-38 -- unknown
          #645, 5-26-1928 (NIP)
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-38 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-38 on U.S. Scott #645 - unknown
  30. #FDOI-39 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-39 -- unknown
          #690, 1-16-1931 (NIP)
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-39 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-39 on U.S. Scott #690 - unknown
  31. #FDOI-40 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-40 -- unknown
          #694, 9-04-1931
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-40 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-40 on U.S. Scott #694 - unknown
  32. #FDOI-41 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-41 -- Joel B. Sugarman
          #785-794-GP3, 12-15-1936, etc. (XI:85) -- #843, 1-20-1939 (NIP)
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-41 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-41 on U.S. Scott #841 - Joel B. Sugarman General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-41 on U.S. Scott #841 - Joel B. Sugarman
  33. #FDOI-42 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-42 -- unknown
          #627, 5-10-1926
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-42 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-42 on U.S. Scott # - unknown
  34. #FDOI-43 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-43 -- Clarence E. Reid
          FDOI-43a red, #2540, 7-07-1991 -- #UX52, 8-04-1965
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-43 - Clarence E. Reid General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-43 on U.S. Scott #UX52 - Clarence E. Reid General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-43 on U.S. Scott #UX52 - Clarence E. Reid
          FDOI-43a black, #UX113, 7-03-1986
    General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle13b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-43a on U.S. Scott #UX113 - Clarence E. Reid
  35. #FDOI-44 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-44 -- Clarence E. Reid
          #2059-2062, 10-08-1983
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-43 - Clarence E. Reid General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-44 on U.S. Scott #2059 - Clarence E. Reid
  36. #FDOI-45 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-45 -- Clarence E. Reid
          #C25a, 3-18-1943
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-45 - Clarence E. Reid General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-45 on U.S. Scott # - Clarence E. Reid
  37. #FDOI-46 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-46 -- unknown (Stars and Capitol Building) @
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-46 - unknown (Stars and Capitol Building) General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-46 on U.S. Scott # - unknown
  38. #FDOI-47 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-47 -- unknown
          #, yy -- #, yy
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-47 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-47 on U.S. Scott #647 - unknown
  39. #FDOI-48 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-48 -- unknown
          #, yy -- #, yy
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-48 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-48 on U.S. Scott # - unknown
  40. #FDOI-49 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-49 -- unknown --- (JHW)
          #, yy -- #, yy
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-49 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-49 on U.S. Scott # - unknown
  41. #FDOI-50 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-50 -- Richard C. and Merle W. Tellekson --- (JHW)
          #1196, 4-25-1962 -- and over 20 more at: Tellekson @
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-50 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-50 on U.S. Scott #1196 - unknown
  42. #FDOI-51 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-51 --- (eBay)
          #717, 4-22-1932 -- #852-GP2, 2-18-1939, XVI:26
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-51 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-51 on U.S. Scott #717 - unknown
  43. #FDOI-52 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-52 -- James B. Gilroy (Postmaster Lost Nation, IA)
          known Scott numbers, see the list at Cachetmaker Index
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-52 - James B. Gilroy (Postmaster Lost Nation, IA) General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-52 on U.S. Scott #811 - James B. Gilroy (Postmaster Lost Nation, IA)
  44. #FDOI-53 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-53 -- Clarence E. Reid
          #833, 9-29-1938
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-53 - Clarence E. Reid General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-53 on U.S. Scott #2059 - Clarence E. Reid
  45. #FDOI-54 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-54 -- Louis G. Nix (Gregor) @
          #858-GP9, 11-02-1939
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-54 - Louis G. Nix General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-54 on U.S. Scott #2059 - Louis G. Nix
  46. #FDOI-54a -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-54a -- Louis G. Nix (Gregor) @
          #875-GP1, 4-08-1940
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-54a - Louis G. Nix General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-54a on U.S. Scott #2059 - Louis G. Nix
  47. #FDOI-54b -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#FDOI-54b -- Louis G. Nix (Gregor) @
          #904-GP1, 6-01-1942
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-54b - Louis G. Nix General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-54b on U.S. Scott #2059 - Louis G. Nix
    48.       As the following Eagle cachets are already installed and numbered, they will not be given additional "FDOI" GP Catalog Numbers.
          See more Eagle GP cachets at: Cachetmaker: Unknown: Eagle Cachets
  48. #Eagle1 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#Eagle1 -- unknown
          #854, 4-30-1939
    General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle1 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle1 on U.S. Scott #854 - unknown
  49. #Eagle5b -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#Eagle5b -- unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle5b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle5b on U.S. Scott #894 - unknown
  50. #Eagle10 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#Eagle10 -- unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle10 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle110 on U.S. Scott #1008 - unknown
  51. #Eagle13 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#Eagle13 -- unknown
          Eagle13a black, #793, 3-23-1937
    General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle13a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle13a on U.S. Scott #793 - unknown
          Eagle13b blue, #935, 10-27-194
    General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle13b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle13b on U.S. Scott #935 - unknown
          Eagle13c red, #835, 6-21-1938
    General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle13c - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle13c on U.S. Scott #835 - unknown
  52. #Eagle14 -- "First Day of Issue" General Purpose -- GP#Eagle14 -- unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle14 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle14 on U.S. Scott #720 - unknown
What's New on this page -- changes since 06-30-2023: #FDOI-53
10-12-2026: Added: #FDOI-53 -- #FDOI-54 -- #FDOI-54a -- #FDOI-54b
05-08-2026: Added: FDOI-43a black
03-08-2026: Added: FDOI-46 -- FDOI-47 -- FDOI-48 -- FDOI-49 -- FDOI-50 -- FDOI-51 -- FDOI-52
03-06-2026: All FDOI-10 scans have been moved to a new separate page:
Cachetmaker: Oswald A. Ludwig: General Purpose GP#FDOI-10
10-16-2024: Added: FDOI-35 -- FDOI-36 -- FDOI-37 -- FDOI-38 -- FDOI-39 -- FDOI-40 -- FDOI-41 -- FDOI-42 -- FDOI-43 -- FDOI-44 -- FDOI-45
10-16-2024: Added Cachetmaker identification to #FDOI-11
06-30-2024: Added the #786-795-26 variety to #FDOI-1a
02-22-2024: Added: #FDOI-29 -- #FDOI-30 -- #FDOI-31 -- #FDOI-32 -- #FDOI-33 -- #FDOI-34
10-04-2023: Added #FDOI-14a -- and two new colors (violet, blue) to #FDOI-14 .
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